Quality Assurance Specialist -Manufacturing and Distribution

Quality Assurance Specialist (Manufacturing and Product Distribution)

Sure Werx is a leading manufacturer of innovative safety, tool and equipment products and solutions. Since 1957, we've been trusted to keep all who use our products safe in even the most challenging environments. Today, our growing family of world-leading brands serves customers and partners across the U.S., Canada and Europe.

At Sure Werx, you'll have the opportunity to challenge yourself in a supportive, growth-oriented culture of industry leaders. You'll help chart our future as we continue to expand into new products, services and markets. And we'll invest in your career development, enabling you to grow and succeed.

The Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for ensuring Sure Werx physical products meet internal quality requirements, industry standards, and safety expectations before reaching customers. This role supports quality assurance activities within a product distribution and operational environment, including inspections, audits, documentation, compliance regulations and continuous improvement efforts.

This is a 100% onsite role based in our Elgin, Illinois corporate headquarters. Applicants must live within a reasonable commute distance to the Elgin, Illinois office. This role is focused on product quality, regulatory compliance and process adherence - not software testing or application development.

Core Responsibilities:

Compliance & Auditing:

• Assist in developing and maintaining a product regulatory compliance program for all products.

• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with company standards and applicable industry requirements.

Documentation & Reporting:

• Accurately document inspection results, non-conformances, and quality metrics

• Prepare reports and summaries for internal teams and leadership.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with Operations, Product, Supply Chain and other internal stakeholders to resolve quality issues and improve product performance and regulatory compliance.

Quality Management Systems:

• Review, document, and update quality procedures, work instructions and technical documentation.

• Support corrective and preventative action activities related to product or process issues.

Product Inspection & Analysis:

• Assist in identifying defects or quality concerns and develop a root cause analysis corrective action plan.

• Assist in performing and documenting inbound, in-process, and outbound product inspections against established specifications and standards.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Control within a manufacturing, warehouse, distribution or product-based environment
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify subtle defects or deviations
• Ability to interpret and understand product specifications, procedures, and quality and regulatory standards
• Must be able to take initiative and work independently
• Comfortable working in a hands-on, operational settings
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly document findings, explain quality issues, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and quality documentation tools
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 or similar quality management systems.
• Possible domestic travel to other locations

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent hands-on experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance.

Sure Werx is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Sure Werx are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, Strategic, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Sure Werx will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

Applicants must have valid authorization to work in the United States for any employer and must not require, now or in the future, visa sponsorship or visa transfer.